Columbus, Ohio; April 28, 2007 ¨C Junior Robert Rohanna (Waynesburg, Pa.) is tied for fourth place with one round to play at the 2007 Big Ten Championships. Rohanna finished the third round with birdies on his final two holes to move into a tie with Minnesota¡¯s Bronson LaCassie. Rohanna, who finished in 15th place at last year¡¯s Championships, and LaCassie sit seven shots behind the leader, Pariya Junhasavasdikul of Purdue. Rohanna, the only player of the 55-player field to shoot under par in the second round, has fired rounds of 75-70-76 (221).

Penn State, hoping to improve on its seventh place finish at last year¡¯s Championships, is in eighth place at +58 after postings rounds of 301-306-303 (910). Michigan State, ranked 26th by Golfweek, leads the 11-team field at 889 (+37). The 72-hole tournament, hosted by Ohio State, is being held at the 7,454-yard, par-71 OSU Scarlet Course in Columbus, Ohio.

Sophomore Chad Bricker (Waynesboro, Pa.) has fired a 75 in all three rounds and is tied for 13th place at 12-over par (225). Freshman Kevin Foley (Somerville, N.J.) and senior Marco Poccia (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.) both sunk three birdies in the third round. Foley has recorded rounds of 73-81-76 (230) and is tied for 30th place at 17-over par. Poccia moved up five spots after shooting a 76 in the third round. The senior is now tied for 41st place at 21-over par after shooting rounds of 78-80-76 (234). Junior Harvin Groft (State College, Pa.) remains tied for 53rd place at 29-over par after posting rounds of 79-81-82 (242).

The Nittany Lions continue play at the 2007 Big Ten Championships with the final round on Sunday. For more information on the men¡¯s golf team, visit GoPSUsports.com

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 Team R1 R2 R3 Score To Par 1) Michigan State 298 295 296 889 +37 2) Purdue 299 292 304 895 +43 3) Minnesota 307 293 298 898 +46 T4) Indiana 299 303 300 902 +50 T4) Ohio State 295 306 301 902 +50 T4) Wisconsin 306 295 301 902 +50 7) Northwestern 298 303 307 908 +56 8) Penn State 301 306 303 910 +58 9) Illinois 302 305 307 914 +62 10) Michigan 298 312 307 917 +65 11) Iowa 315 312 312 939 +87 Penn State Players R1 R2 R3 Score To Par T4) Robert Rohanna 75 70 76 221 +8 T13) Chad Bricker 75 75 75 225 +12 T30) Kevin Foley 73 81 76 230 +17 T41) Marco Poccia 78 80 76 234 +21 T53) Harvin Groft 79 81 82 242 +29